Books & the Arts / October 16, 2023 Ones and Zeros The rise and rise and rise of data. How Everything Became Data Starting with the birth of statistics in the 19th century and concluding with algorithms and AI systems, a new book examines how humans became studied as a set of ones and zeroes….
Economy Today 5:30 am In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? In West Virginia, Can the Left Win Back “Trump Country”? Not until coastal journalists stop viewing rural people as an exotic species. Richard Eskow October 16, 2023 West Virginia’s statehouse is pictured here on January 17, 2021. (Jeremy Hogan / AP)…
World / October 14, 2023 Gaza Is Being Killed. We Desperately Need Your Help. The situation gets darker and bleaker by the hour. We need all people of conscience around the world to raise their voices in solidarity with us. Ahmed Abu Artema Ad Policy A woman inspects the damage to her home after Israeli strikes…
Politics / October 14, 2023 Israelis Are Rejecting Netanyahu. So Why Is Biden Giving Him a Blank Check? Biden needs to recognize that Israelis are right when they criticize Netanyahu as a failed leader. Then he needs to stop giving him the green light to destroy Gaza. John Nichols Ad Policy Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Subject to Debate / October 14, 2023 Affirmative Action for Men? College admissions policies claiming to maintain a gender balance are giving male applicants yet another advantage. Katha Pollitt Ad Policy (Getty) This article appears in the October 30/November 6, 2023 issue, with the headline “A Thumb on the Scale.” Consider the many difficulties girls…
This Week / October 13, 2023 Lost in a fog. Steve Brodner Ad Policy Keep Reading Steve Brodner Steve Brodner is an award-winning graphic artist/journalist. More from The Nation Neither Palestinians nor Israelis Will Be Safe Unless All Are Safe Neither Palestinians nor Israelis Will Be Safe Unless All Are Safe The way out of…
World / October 13, 2023 Neither Palestinians nor Israelis Will Be Safe Unless All Are Safe The way out of this nightmare is not through more military assaults and mass atrocities but through insisting on addressing the root causes of this violence. Jamil Dakwar Ad Policy A man cradles a child injured during the bombing…
Politics / October 13, 2023 The House GOP Is Irretrievably Broken It couldn’t happen to a more deserving group of people. The problem is that their dysfunction could break the country, too. Joan Walsh Ad Policy House majority leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) announces that he is pulling out of the race to become speaker following…
Economy Today 12:17 pm Safe Staffing Is Front and Center in Another Huge Healthcare Strike Safe Staffing Is Front and Center in Another Huge Healthcare Strike Seventy-five thousand healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente locations across five states and Washington, D.C., walked off the job to demand an end to staffing shortages. Bryce Covert October 13,…